The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-01
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The Jackson Advertiser Of
contained the following eomm
cation: us
"Edjt0r AdCertisey: A.
payer aud citizen Interested 1z'
welfare aud prosperity Of @n me
u would respectfully susga.s 5'
meeting Of the Taxpayers mi
zens OF jackson for the npr,.a.1 e''l.
giving some expression in ean5 y
nation OF the course OF the sen,
md Shtetd aud Ner Missis,;r a
Their persIstently repeated ma 800
resentatlOn OF our people Il o.
Chatting the value Of property H."
aging business, hintIeriug 80
slons to our population and sse'
driving away our own peopla n.
this be done at once. Procrs.,i.,
tion is the thief Of time.
CITIZEN AND TAxp1vpn
The AdCertiser, in the same Ian.
endorsed the proposition in st,o,.
and abusive language, compa,i..
THESE papers to the gamblers thu,
we're driven out OF VIeksburg. H.
We" A'ssssslPpiaR of Tuesday =,
produced this communication .,a
IN It's editorial comment positivsl,
charges that the whole THING o,;,,
mated with the Hamilton gang. and
the entire movement is intended Er
an intimidation OF the Jaekson
press, aud says further:
1T is but IN keeping in the Actin.
OF Colonel Hamilton in bis difienIry
With Captain Tobin; IN keepins
with the gets Of him and his pans
~ the jculhy with John IuIl. q,
shown by the testimony in the Iare
trial +; in Keeping with their ipr,.
nous mode of meeting the tact,
presented by Fairman ; in Keeping
with the acts 0t him aud bis crowd
In the elimination OF crime the
way laying ot Roderrck GambreIl.'
This editorial is concluded IN The
following language:
But we warn them now THAI all
the Indignation MEETINGS hey may
all the symparhizprs they NAV
gather here from other places and
all the threats they may make 10
tolerate the course OF this paper no
.ongrr, will not avail
The writer believes in peace. but
rot when it must be- purchased at
he price Of manhood and srIf.rp
'pect and IL To maintain these aud
pursue The path 1T duty VIII CD We
ave mIrk, Il out before as, We must
'ncouuter the violence 1T which
hey hiut, we shall encounter it IL.
..rrtfully, but without hesitation.
have no desire for a life saved
~ an ignohle silence or an unmanly
urnIug aside FROM a righteous
The Near JfississiPpiaH also pub
the following card IRON Rev.
Is. Gambrell
"a CARD.
"As the SWOrd and Shield does
lot appear until Saturday, / think
we'll 10 publish this card nov lbat
may he at once aud very falls
Understood. The excerpts above
by the NelC MississiDpim
the Adrertiser and commented
pom, fully explain the situation.
tho death ct ny son / have
controlled THE columns Of
be SlcOrd and Shield. and | have
ought 10 discharge the painful duty
d a conservative spirit-loOking TO
be enforcement OF the law and the
lOral Improvement of the people.
have paid but little attention ~
Re unpleasant things written OF ms
ala son or myself, aud from this
purse l shall not defect. The
treats above made by the Adra.
ser, which voices Col. HamIlt0n
his friends will not in The least
'rrOrize the SioOrd and Shield 50
ng as | cOutrul II.
The time has come for a
stand for the freedom Of the
'eSs and right. Il is a crisis in
lr affairs as a people. Aud nov,
full view OF all it may mean to
yselt and my family I solemuly
that before the SscOrd and
lteh shall fail ID do its duty ~
Is crisis | will submit 10 die As my
died, aud lie by bis side IN The
.aveyard at Clinton, leaving ny
Dlly 10 the care of God and the
Indication OF Justice aud the pun-
lInent OF ~aSsassinS 10 the bands
my cOuutrymen. | await tbe
calmly. Ii the threats Of the
trertlser are carried out IL will %
that element which has 80 l0ug
led the city, aud it will add az
ler chapter 10 the bloody records
the city, bat it will not slienco
E press OF Mississippi or impede
'Ortn. j. b. GAMBRBLL
In suggesting a name tor 6o''
nOr, a cOrrespOndentOft the IOei.
Herald say OF Hoo. b. s Van
ton